Hotchkiss drive
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The Hotchkiss drive is a shaft drive form of power transmission. It was the dominant means for front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout cars in the 20th century. The name comes from the French automobile
Rear chassis, possibly of a Napier, with torque reaction taken by a long girder alongside the jointed driveshaft
Torque reaction effects on a leaf spring in a Hotchkiss drive system
Drive shaft
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A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft, propeller shaft, or Cardan shaft is a component for transmitting mechanical power, torque, and rotation, usually used to connect other components o
Hotchkiss drive
…car. The problem is also seen in braking, when the axle is forced in the same direction as the braking wheels. Most shaft-drive systems consist of a drive shaft (also called a propeller shaft or Cardan shaft) extending from the transmission in front to the differential in the rear. The differentiating characteristic…
Drive shaft with universal joints at each end and a spline in the centre
Škoda 422 rear axle, suspension and drive shaft on display at the Škoda Museum
A truck two section propeller shaft
The exposed drive shaft on BMW's first motorcycle, the R32